HomeMy Public PortalAboutCOTI_PR20101109_ChristmasMotorcade.pdfMAYOR
Jason Buelterman
CITY COUNCIL
Shirley Sessions, Mayor Pro Tem
Wanda D. Doyle
Bill Garbett
Frank Schuman, Sr.
Kathryn Williams
Paul Wolff CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND
CITY MANAGER
Diane Schleicher
CLERK OF COUNCIL
Vivian O. Woods
CITY ATTORNEY
Edward M. Hughes
P.O. Box 2749 – 403 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328-2749
(866) 786-4573 – FAX (866) 786-5737
www.cityoftybee.org
PRESS RELEASE: CONTACT: Vivian Woods, Clerk of Council
For immediate release (912) 786-4573, ext. 103
Tybee Island Participating in Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade
Tybee Island, GA – (November 9, 2010) The City of Tybee Island will be doing its part to make the holiday
season special for residents of Georgia's hospitals serving persons with developmental disabilities and
behavioral health needs.
For 52 years, cities across Georgia have brought the joy of the holiday season to patients at Georgia’s seven
regional mental health and retardation hospitals through the Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade.
The program, begun by the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) in cooperation with Governor Ernest
Vandiver, relies on citizen participation in each city to donate gifts for the patients, many of whom would not
receive gifts or be recognized without the Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade. According to hospital staff, many of
the patients at these hospitals have lived there most of their lives and have little, if any, support or contact
with friends and family.
Donated items from the City of Tybee Island will be delivered to Georgia Regional Hospital o n December 8th,
2010. Civic organizations, businesses, churches, schools, scout troops and individual citizens are encouraged to
help with the collection of gifts for the Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade. For more information on how groups
can participate, please call Vivian Woods at 912-786-4573, ext. 103.
Based in Atlanta, GMA is a voluntary, non-profit organization that provides legislative advocacy, educational,
employee benefit and technical consulting services to its 512 member cities.
About Tybee Island, GA.: The City of Tybee Island, Georgia is on the outermost barrier island off the Savannah area coast. With a wild bird sanctuary,
over three miles of ocean beaches, and salt marshes on the back river, outdoor recreation activities abound for visitors t o the island. As a key defense
point to the important Savannah port, Tybee’s Fort Screven, Tybee Fort Theater, Fort Pulaski, and the Tybee Island and Cockspur Lighthouses combine
with the unique architectures of the island’s raised cottages to form a rich backdrop for history buffs. Attracting a strong artistic community, there are
several local supporting art galleries. Keeping the island interesting year round are several arts festivals, the Annual Pirate Fest, the Beach Bum Parade,
St Patrick’s Day celebrations, the Hot Rod Run, the Beach Bash, and the Christmas Parade, as well as fireworks displays on Independence and New
Year’s Days off the Walter W. Parker Pier and Pavilion. The Marine Science Center cooperates with Georgia’s DNR to protect th reatened sea turtle
species by searching for nests, protecting their eggs, and making sure hatchlings make it to sea. For visitor information, stop
by http://www.tybeevisit.com/, and to find more about the City of Tybee Island, visit our web site at http://www.cityoftybee.org/.
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